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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who has previously praised plans for a British Isles tournament, said Monday he would not back a nation from another continent being involved in a European bid. “I’m not in favor of cross-confederation bids,” Ceferin said. Ceferin expressed irritation that politicians were involved in announcing bidding plans. Spain’s prime minister floated the possibility of bidding with Portugal and Morocco, while a political summit was used by leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia to declare their intentions to enter a joint proposal....

The Three Lions weren’t exactly poor, but were let down by some poor finishing as so many chances went begging. La Roja however, were relatively the better side throughout and deservedly eked out a win. Gareth Southgate still has plenty to ponder over before turning this side into one capable of going all the way at the Euros. Here are three important reasons for Spain’s win over England: #1 Spain win the midfield battle Actually, win is just an understatement....

It is worth noting that both sides faced teams from Milan before the game: Real took on AC Milan for the annual Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu, which ended in a 3-1 victory for the Los Blancos while Atletico lost 1-0 to Inter Milan at the Wanda Metropolitano. The good news for Real is that Gareth Bale looks determined to finally cement his place as the talisman of the team. The Welshman has scored in each of his last three games and looks really motivated for the upcoming campaign....

Notable exceptions, such as Conor McGregor, are due to having not actually made a title defence by either, moving to a different weight class or retiring etc. Dominic Cruz is another who was officially a champion for over two years without actually fighting; he defended his belt against Demetrius Johnson on October 1st, 2011 and wasn’t stripped until January 6th 2014, he obviously never defended his belt so doesn’t make this list....

In case you didn’t know.. Israel Adesanya is a kickboxer from New Zealand, with roots stemming from Nigeria. He holds the AFC World Championship and Hex FC World Championship titles. He is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt under professor Andre Galvao. With an unprecedented kickboxing record consisting of 79 wins and just 4 defeats, Israel Adesanya is a natural striker with unbelievable movement and state of the art technique....

Luque and Price initially squared-off in 2017 when the former walked out of Sao Paulo, Brazil as the winner and three years later, the result was still the same but this time, it was a more competitive fight as Luque secured the win via doctor’s stoppage. Vicente Luque secures another win over Niko Price at UFC 249 Vicente Luque picked up yet another brutal win in the Octagon tonight at UFC 249, as he finished-off Niko Price in the third round of their fight via a doctor’s stoppage, as the ‘The Silent Assassin’ landed a wicked left on Price’s right eye....

‘Borz’ has been known to fight in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions. After missing weight for his scheduled bout against Nate Diaz by 7.5lbs, the Swede has now seemingly decided to put the smaller division behind him. The prospect has fought at 185lbs twice during his UFC career, earning two stoppages. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Brian Kelleher gave his opinion on who Khamzat Chimaev is likely to face during his time at middleweight....

While athletes remaining active well past their prime is commonplace, the consequences are more severe in MMA. Fighters who refuse to walk away from the sport overexpose themselves to CTE. Mixed martial arts is dangerous by default. However, once a fighter is no longer capable of staying competitive against their foes, the danger becomes more pronounced. UFC fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre, both of whom retired without sustaining much damage, are rarities....

However, one man who has put Gaethje on notice is non-other than ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor, who took to Twitter in the aftermath of UFC 249 and called out the new interim UFC Lightweight Champion in an absolute savage manner. Conor McGregor calls out Justin Gaethje The current state of the UFC Lightweight Division is totally stacked with some of the finest fighters from around the world. With a division that is being led by reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, it only goes on to show you the level of competition that belongs under the 155-pound banner....

She was able to overcome all odds and win the fight, only to be reacted to with boos. She revealed that some fans had gone even further in their attempt to make their feelings about her defeating Grasso known. Carla Esparza reveals fan poured a beer on her After the fight was over, Esparza was greeted with a cacophony of boos. Some of the jeers were so loud that it was almost impossible for her to hear anything else or for the fans at home to hear her post-fight interview....

The Predator wants to face Alexander Volkov on the heels of the Russian’s impressive victory over Greg Hardy at the recently concluded UFC Fight Night 163. Ngannou took to Twitter and sent out a message to the #7 ranked Russian, in which, he gave Volkov props for his performance before challenging him to a fight. He pleaded Volkov to not turn down the offer for a sjhowdown in the Octagon this time around....

The suspensions were reported Sunday afternoon by Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant. UConn and West Virginia played in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament. “Their status will be re-evaluated following the game and when the Huskies return home,” statement from the team read. MORE: Flordia guard may have serious injury | Winslow’s amazing block Of the four players, only Lubin, a freshman has played much this season....

A disciplinary panel will judge charges of “late team arrival” and “late kickoff” on Oct. 18. The team bus arrived at Old Trafford 45 minutes before Tuesday’s scheduled kickoff against Valencia. Article 41 of Champions League regulations states “both teams must be at the stadium at least 75 minutes before kickoff.” Play was rescheduled to start five minutes late, disrupting programs for broadcasters, and even then missed its slot because the teams were slow onto the field....

Also read: UEFA Champions League 2015-16 semi-final draw: Timings, Live streaming and TV Information The best teams from across Europe will compete on Europe’s elite stage to crown a new Europe champion. Spread across ten exotic French destinations, the Euro is one of the most anticipated tournaments. While Germany are the current world champions having lifted the FIFA World Cup two years ago, their title credentials in this competition could be seriously threatened by the likes of Spain, France and Belgium – currently Europe’s top seeded side....

Rutten was seen as a potential counterpoint to these issues. However, unfortunately, he would only fight twice for the company before injury forced the Dutchman into retirement. His two UFC fights were not particularly impressive either and highlighted the fact that the once great fighter was past his prime. For most of his 14-minute clash with Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Rutten was on the defensive, stuck on the mat as Kohsaka dominated him....

Twitter went bonkers after Holm beat Rousey with a devastating kick to become the UFC women’s bantamweight champion Saturday night. There was a 100 percent chance “Crying Jordan” showed up after the fight. MORE: Incredible photos from UFC 193 | Holm shocks the world | Recapping UFC 193 And, of course, “Uncle Denzel” made an appearance. “Sonic the Hedgehog” rings? You guys are quick. It’s fair to say Cris “Cyborg” was pretty excited about the result....

Heading into his main event title shot against welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228, Till’s coach, Colin Heron sent him to Brazil not only get his act together, but to train and become a real fighter who could one day make a run at UFC gold. MORE: The case For TJ Dillashaw as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC While he was in the South America, Till got his then-girlfriend pregnant....

During that time, a number of women have had the opportunity to potentially step into the void left by Rousey’s departure and become the biggest star on the female side of the sport, but for various reasons, none of them have been up to the task. Holly Holm couldn’t translate the instant celebrity that came with knocking out Rousey in spectacular fashion at UFC 193 into a starring role in the Octagon, dropping the belt in her first title defense before going 2-3 over her next five fights....

The main event saw the events of the show earlier overlooked, as the matter of Khabib Nurmagomedov defeating Conor McGregor and the fact that he then went on to celebrate his victory by attacking members of Conor’s camp eclipsing the rest of the event. However, as a show, UFC 229 was a fun one, with the main card particularly delivering when it comes to moments of hilarity which seemingly have no place on the card of a show like UFC 229....

And he thinks it’s something that Conor McGregor could learn from heading into his highly-anticipated clash with Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year “Strike-wise, we were standing up for a while — probably longer than Khabib’s stood up with anybody so far,” Iaquinta told Sporting News. “I landed some things that I think Conor [McGregor] could take away from....